Machinery for making receptacles



March 8, 1932.

W. F. NEWHOUSE MACHINERY FOR MAKING RECEPTACLES Filed Aug. 2, 1929 7 Sheets-Sheet 2 March 8, 1932. w. F. NEWHOUSE I MACHINERY FOR MAKING RECEPTACLES Filed Aug. 2, 1929 7 Sheets-Sheet 3 lUll 17711277157 WzZPIflw/wuse @m? M March 8, 1932. w. F. NEWHOUSE MACHINERY FOR MAKING RECEPTACLES Filed Aug. 2, 1929 7 Sheets-Sheet 4 March 8, 1932. w. F. NEWHOUSE MACHINERY FOR MAKING REGEPTACLES Filed Aug. 2, 1929 7 Sheets-Sheet 5 f ux/cam? Waterlvlfzwhouse W ggy- March 8, 1932. w. F. NEWHOUSE 1,848,431

MACHINERY FOR MAKING RECEPTACLES Filed Aug. 2, 1929 7 Sheets-Sheet 6 Wazrl jlfew/zouse Ev emf)? March 1932. w. F. NEWHOUSE 1,848,431

' MACHINERY FOR MAKING RECEPTACLES 'T Sheets-Sheet '7 Filed Aug. 2, 1929 Patented 8; .1932

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warmer. rmwnoussgfor BENTON-1513,1803, MICHIGAN, AssieNon'T o snnnimcivre cums comma, or snarron Hanson, MICHIGAN, A oonronarron .DFMICHIGAN :MAGHINERY FOR MAKrnenncErTAcLns Apl l ation filed u usta 192a 'Seria1'No.383,012..

This invention relates to' machinery :for making receptacles,- and more particularly to,

machinery; for making'baskets from; veneer grapes and other kinds of fruit are Commonly shipped and'sold.

Generally: stated, the object .of the invention is'to provide armachine havinganovel and improved construction whereby, on the production of an oblong rectangularbasket,

simultaneously, a certain number of [staples for eachend of the basket, andzalarger numher for each side of the basket, whereby the production of baskets of thiszkind may be speeded up to increase production and reduce the cost thereof.

Another object is to "provide a novel and improved construction whereby the gang stapler mechanism is automatically controlled to insure the making and'driving'of a staple by each separate stapler each time the .Inechanism operates on one Slde'Of the basket, and whereby said mechanism is prevented from driving the fullnumber of staples while operatingon each end of the basket. I

It is also an object to provide'certain details and features of construction and com- I binations tending to increase'the general efficiency and the desirability of abasket *making machine of this particular character.

To the foregoing and other useful ends,

the invention" consists in the Imatter's hereine after setfcrthand claimed, and shown in the accompanying drawings, 1n Wh1cl1,-

Flg. 1' is afront elevationof basket making mach ne embodying the principles of the HIVQIItIODL 1 Fig. 2 is a side elevation of "saidjmachine,

with certain portions thereofshown 1n vertical section; for convenience of illustration. F 1g. 3 is, a detall vertlcal section on line 331n.F1g..2.

Fig. i is a vertical section on: line l4 in.

' Fig. 2. p I r r v F 5 is a vertical detail section on line 5-5 1n F g.2.

on line 6+6 inFigs' Fig. 6 is an enlarged horizontalsection H Fig. '7' is an enlarged horizontal sectionon Fig. 8 isa detail or fragmentary plan View of certain portions of the-machine, withcertain portions thereof shownbroken away for convenience of illustration, said view being on the same scale-as- Figs. 6 and 7 Fig. 9 is a fragmentary detail .plan'view of certain portions of the machine, showing certain portions broken away tor convenience of the staples on eachslde thereof are drlven illustration.

, Fig. 10 isa vertical section on line ing a portion of the structure broken away I :for convenience; of illustration;

Fig. 12 is a similar view, showing the parts ina still different position.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged detail section online 1313 in Fig.12. g Fig. llis an enlarged detail section on line 14l4 in Fig. 12. I

Fig. 15 is an enlarged rear elevation of certain portions 'of theniachine shown in Fig; 4 of the drawings. j I

Fig. 16 is a vertical section on line16"16 in Fig. 15.

Fig. 17 is" aside elevation of the right-hand I ide .of the, structureshowninzFig. 15.

Fig. 18Lis aperspectiveof the basket form I with a partiallyformed basket thereon.

pleted b askets produced" on the machine shown and described.

. Fig. 19-is a'perspective oftone of the com As thus illustrated, the invention comprises I a base 11 having an upright integral portion 2 forming themain stationaryfbody of the machine; The main drive shaft 3 is mounted to rotate in abearing 4 formedinthe said body, andfin the bracketbearing 5 mounted on saidfbase, as shown; The said shaft is operated. by a drivingpulley .6 through the medium of suitable clutchmechanis mi, of

any suitable character, controlled by a foot pedal 8 loose on the rock shaft 9 through the medium of the rod 110 and the bell crank 11,

in any suitable or desired manner. Clutches of this kind, for connecting and disconnecting the shaft 3 with the continuously. rotating driving pulley 6, are common and well understood, and need no further description. A short countershaft 12 is mounted to rotate in a bearing 13 formed in the main body, immediately above the shaft 3, and the shaft 12 is supported at its'other end in the upper portion of the bracket previously mentioned. The shafts 3 and 12 are geared together by the gearing 14, as shown, so that the shaft 3 rotates several times for each rotation of the shaft 12, in a manner that will be readily understood. The shaft 12 is provided with acam 15 which engages a roller 16 on the lower end of the arm 17, which latter is rigid with the slide 18 that is mounted to slide up and down on the body portion 2 of the machine, said cam being shaped to time the up and down movement of the slide 18 in the desired manner, as will hereinafter more fully appear. i v

The shaft 3 is provided with a crank 19, inside the housing provided with the body of the machine. and this crank is connected by a link 20 with the lower end of the vertically reciprocating rod 21, which latter passes up through the stationary stapler head 22 rigid- 2 lv mounted on top of the body 2, as shown.

The upper end of this rod 21is provided with the vertically reciprocating stapler head 23',

' which latter is provided with the usual or any form of stapler formers and drivers 24 that reciprocate up and down in the casing 25 of the stationary stapler head, whereby there are in effect four separate staplers suitably spaced apart, as shown in Fig. 1 of the draw ings, thus providing a gang stapler mechanism capable of simultaneously making and of the drawings. This basket form is mounted rigidly on the shaft 26, but is removable therefrom by any suitable or desired means. The rear end of the shaft 26 is provided with a double sprocket wheel 29, the two sections,

of which are relatively adjustable, rotatively by means of the connecting bolts 30, the two sections thus forming in effect a sprocket wheel composedof two halves which aresusceptible of adjustment relatively to each other about their common axis, this double sprocket wheel being keyed on the shaft; A bracket arm 31 is secured to the side of the body 2 of the machine, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, and the outer end of this arm is provided with bearings for the short horizontal shaft 32, upon which are keyed the two double sprocket wheels 33 and 34, these sprocket wheels being similar to the one described in connection with Fig. 6 of the drawings. The sprocket wheel 33 is connected by a double sprocket chain 35 with the double sprocket wheel 29, while the sprocket wheel 34 is connected by a similar sprocket. chain or belt 36 with the sprocket wheel 37 on the shaft 38, which latter is mounted in suitable bearings on the main body frame. By relatively adjusting the halves of any one of said double sprocket wheels, slack can be taken up in the sprocket chains or belts, and the transmission can be accurately adjusted to time the rotation of the basket form 28 previously mentioned. Also, the bearings for the shaft 32 are adjustable by means of adjusting screws 39, on the upper end of the arm 31, in amanner that will be readily understood, thereby to take up slack in the sprocket chains or belts.

. The transmission of power from the shaft 12 to the shaft 38 is through the medium of the Geneva movement 40, as shown in Figs.

,2 and 5, whereby the continuous rotation of the shaft 12 is converted into intermittent motion onthe part of the shaft 28, whereby the rotation of the basket form 28 is intermittent in character, each'complete rotation of this basket form being composed of four successive and partial rotations of the form, whereby each partial rotation places the basket form in position to co-operate with the previously mentioned gang stapler mechanism, as will hereinafter more fully appear.

ner end of. the foot pedal lever 8, the outer end of which, when depressed, causes a downward tilting movement of the inner end portion of the guide 42 previously mentioned.

The rod 46-preferably has a rigid shoulder 49, and the bell crank arm 45 has a swiveled guide 50 through. whichthe said rod extends and is free to reciprocate, there being a coiled spring51 interposed between theshoulder 49 and the outer portion of the said swivel 50,

whereby the spring 51 is adapted to be compressed when the rod 46 is pushed upward by its pedal lever, thereby communicating a yielding pressure to the guide 42, permitting the latter to have some movement while the rod 46 remains stationary in raised position. The guide 42 preferably has two openings 52 and 53 through which two of the staples are dri'ven intt the basket; as will herein'a fter Aco-iled s nngti preterztbl ymonnetsthe slide 18 'With the base 1, as shown, thereby puuingthesiiue isnownwasdprcm tiy'when it necessary to lower the basket foini, and

ke'ep'ingthe roller 16in constzin't engagement with tl ie'caln reviously inentiou'ed.

At the back of the s'tapler head 22, four wires are fed 'to the four-sm 1ers,}foi- "the snaking ofthe staples, bythe'tour feed dewic'eshfi, 56,57 and 5 8, s'hown in Fig. 15 of the dr-'awings, these fe'ed devices all being mounted on the i 'lkite'r iiii't teiitl't rotated shaft 59 carried suitable hearings on the rear of the sta tion'ztry stapler head, 'wh-ic'h shaft is intermittently rotated the mtcheft wheel,

60 a'nd rtttoht pawl 6-1 th'e latter being pivoted at 62' on the -V 'erti'ca llyreciprocating stapl'er head'23 previously mentioned. There 7 fore, ea'c h'r tiine the stapler head -23 moves u ward after dr i i u ward, the shaft 59 is given a partial rotati'on, whereby the fee-dfrolls feed the wire forwa rd each time" he sts ier head 23 moves v e s'et of staples,-there being a tube 63 tor each wire feed device,

' through which tubes the four wires are fed to their res ective-staplers; c r

Asthe wire feed devices 55 and 58 havefto be-cu-t out or automatically controlled, at difiererrt tiines, in erder "to prevent the feeding of the wire by these two diet-ices, these 1 two devices a re subject toau'tomatic control chine. These bell cranks ai'e disposed in position to engage the lower end portions 74 of the eccentric arm adjuster 75 of each of the two feed devices 55 and 58 whereby when the bar 69 is moved to the right in F ig. 15, so that the arms 76 of the'two bell c'r anlzs are moved downwerctuie lower idler @1177 of each feed device '55 '58 is meted.

away' from the eetuatedjupper larger roll 78 ofeach of said feed devices, thus releasing the wiresnd' prevenungthe feeding thereof. Thetwotolls,ofeourse (the same is trueof each of the four wire feed devices shown and described), are g'eured together by thezgearingitl, in a manner that is common in feed devices of this kind, and the eccentric mounting 80 of each lower feed roll is of. such character that when the arm 75 is rockedythe two feed rolls separate slightly and release the wire without throii ihg" the two gears out of mesh A coiled spring 81 connected between the member 66 and a stttibnety pm of the general sense ffia'ihe, iii *br-dr tO keep the follf 65 iilfiitinstaDt engageih'ent with'the cain 64 pi'e'ti deny mentioned. Thus, whenever the bar. 69 is actuated, and the aims 75 are rockedf-the' two outer feed devices 55 and58 areffndeied inoperative to feed the jwire,f-and consequent- 1y et such time no staples will'be formed in middle staplers of the four stapler will be operative "to make and drive staplesi The basket'ino'ld or clamp '82 is shaped to "conform to the external shape andsizeo ithe the two outside staplers, and only the two basket form 28, and is suitably mounted to rotate on'the upper end of 'the'supp'o'rt 83, Which latter is inountedon a rod 84 sndteiescopes in the tube 85, the lower end of'whic'h latter "is fixed on the rock shaft '9 previously mentioned. The shaft 9 is :rookedby a fo'ot peda1-=86 which is frigid with 'anfarinf87 on which. is mounted a Weight 88 which is heavy enough to tilt the basket mold 82 -to wa'id the basket form 28', in order to clamp the basket materialsupon the forni, and during the step by-step or intermittent rotation of the basket form, with the basket matei'iais thereon, the basket inold 82 is free to rotate th'eiewith' until the staipies are all driven, and then the basket mold 82 can be pulle'd 'outw ard'by hand to release the finished basket. The rod 84 can slide up and down int'he tube 85 to permit the mold 82 to move up down with-the basket form 28, thelatter having this up and "down movement, necessarily, he

cause of the oblong fo'rin of the basket, the

ends of the basket and the basketform being,

neeessar-ily farther away from the tXiS of ro"- tttti'on, whereby the basket forlnvan'd basket mold must move upward each time one side of thebasket is stapled immediately-after the stapling of one end thereof.

The hoop-strip clamp 41 can be operative,

in any suitable 'or desired manner, to'grip the hoop strip 89,but preferablythis clamp is provided with a 'roller'90'which ehgagesthe notch 91 in the cam 92 on the slide 18, when the clamp is. in the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 10Jof the drawings but which occupies the full-line position as soon as the basket ifo'rinis rotated to bribe; the roller-90 into engagement with the'peripheraledge at this cam '92, thusholding the clampAl i-n clamping position, and causing it to firmly gripithe end portionof the hoop strip',89 ,7

against ithe out-er surface of the top portion of the basket side wall' material; The depression of the treadle 48 will cause the guide 42 to move into the position'shown in Fig.

1-0 of the drawings, after the h op strip is c inserted, causing the clamp 41 to clamp the hoop strip 89, temporarily, so to speak, until the basket form is rotated suneienuy to bung theroller 90 out of engagement with the notch 91 in the cain 92, after which the said tenet aii'd aniare co-opei'ativelj eife'ot-ii e to iso .zrstain the clamping grip on the hoop strip, thus pulling the hoop strip through the guide and winding it around the basket, by the intermittent rotation of the basket form, and

receiving the successive staples from the gang stapler mechanism.

Fig. 19 shows the oblong rectangular form of a basket made on this machine, said basket comprising the two strips of creased or scored veneer 93 and 94, the former for the 'ends of the basket, and the latter for the relatively long sides of the basket, and, of course, the bottom sections of these two strips of veneer combine to form a two-ply bottom for the basket. In practice, the preformed inner top hoop 95 is first placed on the basket form, and the strips of veneer are then placed in position, as shown in Fig. 18, and the basket clamp or mold 82 is then allowed to move forward to clamp the materialsin place. The long hoop strip 89is then inserted, as shown and described. After that the machine is controlled to drive the two staples 96 in one end of the basket, through the two hoops and the sheets of veneer; after that the four staples 97 are driven; thereafter the two staples 98 are driven in the other end of the basket; and then, finally, the four staples 99 are driven in the other long side of the basket opposite the staples 97 previously mentioned. The finished basket is then released, by pulling the clamp or mold 82 outward, and fresh materials are inserted, and the operation is repeated for the production of each succeeding basket. Thus, when the staples 99 and 97 are driven, all four separate staplers of the gang stapler mechanism are operated; but when the staples 96 or 98 are driven, only the two middle staplers are operative to make and drive staples, the two outer staplers having been rendered inoperative by the automatic control of the two outer wire feed devices, in the manner previously described. In this way, the two outer staplers of the stapler gang are rendered inoperative twice in the making of each basket, it being understood that the various described parts are so timed in their operation, relatively to each other, that thebasket materials 7. are automatically rotated and stapled in the started, so that no rotation of the basket form occurs until after the hoop strip-is firmly clam d and gri ped at its end portion as prevl diisly explained. The foot pedal 8 and the hoop guide 42 aremaintained in a depressed position by a cam 102 mounted on the greater portion of rotation of the form 28,

when the machine is in operation. After the hoop strip is firmly gripped, the basket form rotates into the position shown in Fig. 11, thereafter into the position shown in Fig. 12, and the third position is the same as Fig. 11, except that the opposite end of the basket form and basket are upward; and, finall the fourth position of the basket form an basket is the same as Fig. 10 of the drawings, except that in this fourth position the basket form isv raised by the cam to receive the final staples, it being understood that no staples are driven when the basket form and basket are in the position shown in Fig. 10 of the drawings, and that Fig. 11 shows the first staple receiving position of the basket form.

Preferably, the bar 17 is provided with an inside projection 100 which reciprocates up and down in the slot 101 formed in the body 2 of the machine, this slot 101 serving as a guide to relieve lateral strain on the bar 17 whereby the latter is firmly guided up and down.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A machine for making a receptacle or container having sides of different sizes, comprising a multiple stapler head forming a gang stapler mechanism, power operated instrumentalities for automatically presenting the container sides successively to said mechanism, by motion of the container about an axis that moves or shifts relatively to the stapler head, means for operating said mechanism to simultaneously drive the maximum number of staples into a relatively large side, and automatic devices for rendering one or more staplers of said gang inoperative to drive staples in a smaller side.

2. A structure as specified in claim 1, said devices being automatically controlled by the operation of said instrumentalities.

3. A structure as specified in claim 1, said instrumentalities comprising a rotar support for said receptacle or container, apted to rotate below said mechanism.

4. A structure as specified in claim 1, said instrumentalities comprising a rotary receptacle form below said mechanism, and automatic, means whereby said form is moved up and down to present each side of the cont-ainer in one and the same level or plane in which the staples are all driven.

5. A structure as specified in claim 1, said instrumentalities comprising a rotary inside wease form to support the container, and an, outside v form serving as a clamp to holdthe container I 6, A structure as specified injclaim 1, said instrumentalities comprising a 'rotary 'torm wliich is also movable up and down, said form having a portion thereof adapted to receive a preformed insidehoop forth'econtainerfin combination witlrmeans to feed an outside hoop strip by "the rotation of said form, in the planeot the preformed hoop, said form outside hoop, strip; 1

. means for eachstapler of the gang, andsaid de ces comprising means for rendering one o ofin operative relation to said mechanism,

'9, A" structure as speclfied in claim 1, said instrumentalities comprising a rotary basket form and power-transmitting connections tor intermittently rotating, said form, said j pewer -tr mitting connections comprising afd'oiib esprocket wheelfthe halves of which e1, and'a'doublejjsprocket' chain for 1:0, structure as specified in claim 1, said in trmii ntgaiifies comprising a rotary- 'bas-- lietiforni", asprock'et chain connection forro' motio' n device for operating said sprocket chainc'onnection;

1 Astructu're as specified in claim 1,

instriunentalities comprising a rotarybasket form belowlsaid mechanism, said basket form having. ,a clamp thereon to grip the end portion of; an outside basket hoop strip, a hoopstrlp pivoted adjacent said 'me'cha nism, in iposition to feed. a hoop strip, into position tobe; gripped by said clamp, and meansfor tilting, said guide downward to engage the,

thereby causetheinitial clamping of'the hoop strip, together with means acting;

thereafter to hold said clamp in gripping position during the rotation of the basket form. '12, structureas specified in clainil, said instrumentalities comprising a rotary, basket fornipa vertically reciprocating slide on,

whichsa 'b having a clamp to end portion of the 7, structure asspecified in claim 1, mechanism having a staple wire feeding successively present the different sides there viely adjustable about the axis of id basket form, and an intermittent .o a k -Howie mo n d 0 ot te adapesee r asmi ees l ee t .essee 2 7D plurality of individual: staplers operative" in unison,"disposed in a row, instrumentalities for supporting the'work in position to move below said mechanism, by motion off said instrumentalities inthe plane of] said 75,, row, means for operating said mechanism, about an axis that movesor 'shifts relatively V to the stapler, and devices automatically operatedin the operation of said instrumental- 2 itiestto automatically render one or more of saidstaplers inoperative to drive staplesfor certain portions of the work. i p 7 4 14, Astructure as specifiedinclaimglii, said instrumentalities comprising a rotarybasket. form mounted inposition' to rotate below saidf Q; mechanism about'an axis extendingatright angles to said plane.

15. A structure as specified in claim13, said instrumentalities comprising a, rotary basket form mounted in position tov rotate" below said mechanism about an axis extend, ing at right angles to said plane, together with means for moving said, basket for'mlupfl anddown, said form being, oblong and. ree tangular in shape, thereby necessitatinglsaid up andfdown movement in order top'rese'nti each side of thebasket in proper position'to; receive the staples. I j a 16. A structure as specified in claim '13, saidautomatic devices comprising a wire feeding means for each individual stapler,- means including a shaft, extending parallel,- with said plane to operatesaid feedingimea ns' in unison, oneor moreof said wire feed; ing means. being subject to said-automatic control to govern the number 7 of staples driven simultaneously by eachi stroke or said mechanism. Y

17." A structure as specified inclaim 13, ins eluding provisions whereby. the work is movable up and-down in said plane'to properly present difierent portions. ofzthe work to receive the staples. V r l 18. A machine'for making a receptacle or, container having sides of different sizes, comprising a multiple stapler head forminga means whereby said vform is inoved up and e eg see asa is a f nso n a?? in one and the same level or plane in which the staples are all driven.

19. A machine for making a receptacle or container having sides of different sizes, comprising a multiple stapler head forming a gang stapler mechanism, power operated instrumentalities for automatically presenting the container sides successively to said mech- 1 anism,,iueans for operating said mechanism 10 to simultaneously drive the maximum number of staplers into a relatively large side, and automatic devices for rendering one or more staplers of said gang inoperative to vdrive staples in a smaller side, said instrumentalities comprising a rotary inside form to support the container, and an outside form serving as a clamp to hold the container materials in position to be fastened together by v the staples, said outside form being rotatable by and with the inside form.

20. A machine for making a receptacle or container having sides of different sizes, complfising a multiple stapler head forming a gang stapler mechanism, power operated instruinentalities for automatically presenting the container sides successively to said mechanism, means for o crating said mechanism tosimultaneously rive the maximum num- ,ber of staples into a relatively large side, and automatic devices for rendering one or more staplers of said gang inoperative to drive staples in a smaller side, said instrumentalities comprising a rotary form which is also ,-movable'up and down, said form having a $5 ortion thereof adapted to receive apreormed inside hoop for the container, in combination with means to feed an outside hoop strip by the rotation of said'form, in.

the plane of the preformed hoop, said form 40 havlng a clamp to grip the end portion of the outside hoop strip.

21; A 'machine for making a receptacle or container having sides of different sizes, comprising a multiple stapler head forming a gang stapler mechanism, power operated instrumentalities for automatically presenting the container sides successively to said mechanism, means for operating said mechanism to simultaneously drive the maximum numher of staples into a relatively large side, and automatic devices for rendering one or more staplers of said gang inoperative to drive staples in a smaller side, said instrumentalities comprising a rotary basket form, and comprisin also ower-transmitting connections for t e giving of said form an intermittent or step-by-step rotation below said mechanism, and automatic means for moving said basket form up and down to successively present the different sides thereof in operatlve relation to said mechanism. 22. A machine for making a receptacle or container having sides of different sizes, comprising a multiple stapler head forming a gang stapler mechanism, power operate amas:

instrumentalities for automatically presenting the container sides successively to said mechanism, means for operating said mechanism to simultaneously drive the maximum number of staples into a relatively large side, and automatic devices for rendering one or more staplers of said gang inoperative to drive staples in a smaller side, said instrumentalities comprising a rotary basket form and power-transmitting connections for intermittently rotating said form, said power-transmitting connections comprising a double sprocket wheel the halves of which are relatively adjustable about the axis of the Wheel, and a double sprocket chain for enhgaging the halves of said double sprocket w ee 23. A machineefor making a receptacle or container having sides of different sizes, comprising a multiple stapler head forming a gang stapler mechanism, power operated instrumentalities for automatically presenting the container sides successively to said mechanism, means for o erating said mechanism to simultaneously rive the maximum number of staples into a relatively large side, and automatic devices for rendering one or more staplers of said gang inoperative to drive staples in a smaller side, said instrumentalities comprising a rotary basket form, a sprocket chain connection for rotating said basket form, and an intermittent motion device for operating said sprocket chain connection.

24. A machine for makin a receptacle or container having sides of di erent sizes, comprising a multiple stapler head forming a gang stapler mechanism, power operated instrumentalities for automatically presenting the container sides successively to said mechanism, means for o crating said mechanism to simultaneously rive the maximum number of staples into a relatively large side, and

automatic devices for rendering one or more staplers of said gang inoperative to drive staples in a smaller side, said instrumentali ties comprising a rotary basket form below said mechanism, said basket form having a clamp thereon to grip the end portion of an outside basket hoop strip, a hoop-strip guide pivoted adjacent said mechanism, in position to feed a hoop strip into position to be gripped by said clamp, and means for tilting said ide downward to engage the clamp and t ereby cause the initialclamping of the hoop strip, together with means acting thereafter to hold said clampin iripxpinfg position during the rotation o the as et orm.

25. A machine for makin a receptacle or anism, means for operating said mechanism to simultaneously drive the maximum number of staples into a relatively large side, and automatic devices for rendering one or more staplers of said gang inoperative to drive 5 staples in a smaller side, said instrumentalities comprising a rotary basket form, a Vertically reciprocating slide on 'WlllC-h said basket form is mounted to rotate, and powertransmitting connections for rotatingsaid 10 basket form and adapted for accommodation to the up and down motion of said slide and basket form. I 26. In a stapling machine, the combina- V tion'oi a gang stapler mechanism comprising 15 a plurality of individual staplers operative in unison, disposed in a row, instrumentalities for supporting the work in position to move below said mechanism, by motionof said ins strumentalities in the plane of said row, means 253, for operating said mechanism, and devices automatically operated in the operation of said instrumentalities to automatically render one or more of said staplers inoperative I to drive staples for certain portionsoit' the work, said instrumentalities comprising a rotary basket form mountedin position to 1'0- tate below said mechanism about an axis ex T tending at right angles to said plane, together with means for moving said basket form up 7 and down, said form being oblong and rectangular in shape, thereby necessitating said up and down movement in order to present each side of the basket in proper position to receive the staples. 1 or Specification signed this twenty-seventh f day of July, 1929.

WALTER F. NEVVHOUSE. 

